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Lukashenko: Education is not part of the service industry but a mainstay of Belarusian statehood

MINSK, 24 August (BelTA) – Education is not part of the service industry but a mainstay of Belarusian statehood and a socially important branch of the economy. Belarus President Aleksandr Lukashenko made the statement during the National Pedagogical Conference on 24 August, BelTA has learned.

Aleksandr Lukashenko said: “You have once again confirmed that education is not the sphere of services, not a business, but a mainstay of our statehood and a socially important branch of the economy.”

Aleksandr Lukashenko continued: “You did everything to let our kids study when we knew nothing about the virus and were afraid of going to work. I know what threats you faced when riots and the blitzkrieg started, particularly in Minsk. You were hounded, yet you courageously did your job, educating, nurturing, and patiently talking to aggressive parents.”

In his words, largely thanks to workers of the education system it was possible to prevent teenagers from committing criminal actions although not all of them. “You went the extra mile to stop their actions. These kids, their parents should make conclusions today and take a new look at the mission of the teacher, the teacher’s role in the fate of the nation and our country,” Aleksandr Lukashenko is convinced.

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